Leukocytes

There is something not quite right with yours truly at the moment, for she is feeling a mite bit too emotional whilst reading her Cardio textbook. I mean honestly, when you read stuff like "it survives for another 3 to 4 days unless it dies sooner in the line of duty..." and then you read stuff like "a phagocytic cell can ingest only a limited amount of foreign material before it succumbs."

Doesn't it just make you feel so... SAD?! Like those leukocytes are some heroes that protect our dear body from invading pathogens. Not to mention especially when I've been horrifying sick for the past week. It makes me sad thinking about just what I've put my poor leukocytes through.

Sigh.